Imagine That You Are Listening to a Reading Researcher, Who

question 20

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are listening to a reading researcher, who is discussing the approach that should use for elementary school children in the United States. Which of the following arguments are you most likely to hear?

• A) "The phonics approach is best because it is most likely to encourage children's motivation."
• B) "The whole-word approach is best because English has a close correspondence between a word's spelling and its sound."
• C) "Neither the phonics nor the whole-word approach is effective, so the reading teachers are searching for a new approach."
• D) "The phonics and the whole-word approach should be combined, because each approach provides some benefits."

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Definitions:

Cyclopentanol

A cyclic alcohol consisting of a five-membered ring with a single hydroxyl (-OH) group.

Dehydration

A chemical reaction in which water is removed from a molecule, often leading to the formation of a double bond or a new compound.

Alcohols

Organic compounds containing one or more hydroxyl (-OH) groups attached to a carbon atom.

(R)-2-methyl-3-pentanol

A chiral organic compound specified by its configuration around the stereocenter as R (Rectus), indicating the spatial arrangement of its atoms.